Our Trips

With over 200 journeys worldwide, our award-winning trips offer an incredible range of experiences for every interest and ability. Our journeys feature amazing Trip Leaders and fascinating itineraries that give you an utterly unique experience. Wilderness Travel has been consistently voted as one of the World's Top 5 Operators by Travel & Leisure readers.

Antarctic Adventure By Air and Sea aboard the Ocean Nova or Hebridean Sky

A spectacular flight to King George Island in Antarctica’s South Shetland Islands begins our expedition cruise into the magnificent iceberg-dotted realm of the Antarctic Peninsula, home to penguins, whales, and elephant seals.

Penguins, Towering Icebergs, and Legends of Shackleton

Extended Antarctica cruise that includes the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia, South Orkneys, and the Falkland Islands. Explore wildlife habitats rich with penguins, seals, birds, and savor stunning vistas of glaciers, mountains, and icebergs.

The Ultimate Arctic Adventure aboard the 50 Years of Victory

Trip Levels

With more than 250 different adventures to choose from, we want to help you find the trip that’s right for you. Our Trip Level system ranks each trip in two ways: a number rating from 1 to 7 according to the activity and general travel rigors. 1 is the easiest and 7 the most difficult—see descriptions at right for explanations of each number. A plus (+) sign means the trip is a bit more strenuous than other trips of that level.

The detailed explanation of each trip—below the bar with the number rating—is perhaps more important, specifying activities, altitudes, hiking, and travel conditions.

The Detailed Itinerary, available by download or mail, gives further information. Our Area Managers can also answer questions and guide you to the trip that best suits your interests.

Moderate

Half- to full-day hikes (3-6 hours) over rolling countryside on most days, occasional steep trails. Many of our hotel-based walking tours are in this category, as are our snorkeling adventures.
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Strenuous

Full-day hikes (4-8 hours), mountainous, steep terrain (hiking up or down as much as 3,500 feet) on many hikes. Trips with hiking at average altitudes of 10,000 to 12,000 feet are in this category.
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Very Strenuous

Full-day hikes (5-8 hours), mountainous, steep terrain (hiking up or down as much as 3,500 feet) on many days. Most hikes take place at altitudes above 10,000 feet, with some days ascending as high as 18,000 feet.
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